Introduction: Land -- Food -- Greek cooking in ancient times -- Holidays and festivals -- Before you begin: Careful cook -- Cooking utensils -- Cooking terms -- Special ingredients -- Working with phyllo -- How to stuff a grape leaf -- Healthy and low-fat cooking tips -- Metric conversions chart -- Greek table: Greek menu -- Lunch: Skewered lamb -- Spinach pie -- Greek salad -- Appetizers: Stuffed grape leaves -- Egg and lemon soup -- Lentil soup -- Cucumber and yogurt dip -- Dinner: Baked fish -- Beef and onion stew -- Orzo with browned butter sauce -- Stuffed tomatoes with feta cheese -- Dessert: Butter cookies --Honey cheese pie -- Walnut-honey pastry -- Holiday and festival food: Holiday meat pie -- Easter eggs -- chocolate bells -- New Year's bread -- Index
Offers an introduction to Greek cooking, including basic recipes for lunch, dinner, dessert, and special ocassion dishes